Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	act_n	communion_n	perform_v	2,890	5	8.9527	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36261	Two short discourses against the Romanists by Henry Dodwell ...	Dodwell, Henry, 1641-1711.	1676 (1676)	Wing D1825; ESTC R1351	55,174	261

reformation_n do_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n reformation_n may_v be_v consider_v two_o way_n either_o 1._o as_o preach_v and_o impose_v under_o pain_n of_o spiritual_a censure_n and_o of_o exclusion_n from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n and_o a_o deprivation_n of_o all_o the_o privilege_n consequent_a to_o that_o communion_n and_o this_o be_v certain_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n and_o be_v according_o practise_v by_o the_o church_n in_o our_o english_a reformation_n 2._o as_o enact_v as_o a_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o consequent_o as_o urge_v the_o same_o way_n as_o other_o law_n be_v under_o temporal_a penalty_n and_o external_a coercion_n and_o encourage_v by_o temporal_a advantage_n and_o this_o be_v undoubted_o the_o right_n of_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o this_o be_v all_o in_o which_o the_o secular_a power_n do_v concern_v itself_o in_o the_o reformation_n what_o i_o can_v further_o foresee_v in_o favour_n of_o our_o adversary_n be_v that_o 1._o the_o secular_a power_n ought_v in_o conscience_n to_o be_v herein_o advise_v by_o the_o ecclesiastic_n and_o 2._o that_o though_o external_a obedience_n may_v be_v pay_v to_o the_o mistake_a decree_n of_o the_o secular_a power_n follow_v the_o mistake_a part_n of_o the_o ecclesiastic_n yet_o the_o obligation_n in_o conscience_n and_o right_n of_o such_o decree_n must_v be_v derive_v from_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o church_n proceed_n in_o advise_v the_o magistrate_n so_o that_o no_o act_n of_o the_o magistrate_n can_v make_v amends_o for_o any_o essential_a defect_n in_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o church_n but_o the_o only_a effect_n of_o the_o magistrate_n concurrence_n in_o that_o case_n be_v that_o what_o be_v already_o perform_v without_o heresy_n or_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n may_v be_v by_o that_o mean_v settle_v in_o such_o a_o particular_a commonwealth_n without_o schism_n or_o sedition_n in_o the_o state_n and_o therefore_o see_v they_o suppose_v that_o at_o the_o reformation_n the_o great_a number_n of_o the_o bishop_n then_o be_v be_v overawe_v and_o deprive_v of_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o vote_n by_o the_o secular_a magistrate_n and_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o society_n to_o be_v sway_v by_o the_o great_a part_n therefore_o they_o may_v think_v it_o unreasonable_a to_o ascribe_v the_o reformation_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n but_o only_o to_o a_o schismatical_a part_n of_o it_o so_o that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v attempt_v this_o reformation_n without_o warrant_n from_o the_o church_n they_o think_v they_o do_v well_o to_o call_v our_o reformation_n itself_o parliamentary_a to_o this_o therefore_o i_o reply_v 1._o that_o the_o use_n we_o make_v of_o this_o topick_n of_o the_o magistrate_n concurrence_n be_v indeed_o no_o other_o than_o to_o clear_v our_o reformation_n from_o be_v seditious_a which_o be_v ordinary_o charge_v on_o we_o by_o our_o adversary_n and_o much_o more_o ordinary_o on_o the_o foreign_a protestant_n 2._o that_o for_o clear_v the_o very_a proceed_n of_o the_o magistracy_n from_o be_v heretical_a or_o schismatical_a to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o magistracy_n itself_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o the_o magistracy_n give_v its_o assistance_n and_o protection_n to_o no_o other_o church_n but_o such_o as_o at_o least_o according_a to_o the_o genuine_a dictate_v of_o their_o conscience_n be_v neither_o heretical_a nor_o schismatical_a but_o this_o justification_n of_o the_o private_a conscience_n of_o the_o magistracy_n be_v i_o confess_v a_o thing_n we_o be_v at_o present_a not_o so_o necessary_o concern_v for_o and_o therefore_o 3._o we_o grant_v far_o that_o for_o satisfy_v our_o own_o conscience_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o these_o proceed_n of_o the_o magistracy_n it_o be_v requisitethat_o we_o be_v satisfy_v that_o they_o be_v advise_v by_o that_o part_n of_o the_o clergy_n who_o advice_n we_o conceive_v they_o ought_v to_o have_v follow_v so_o that_o if_o this_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o case_n we_o be_v speak_v of_o this_o and_o this_o alone_a will_v be_v a_o sufficient_a vindication_n of_o the_o magistrate_n proceed_n to_o the_o conscience_n of_o its_o subject_n 4._o therefore_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o advice_n follow_v by_o the_o magistrate_n may_v be_v resolve_v two_o way_n either_o from_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n or_o from_o the_o legal_a authority_n and_o right_o the_o person_n may_v be_v presume_v to_o have_v to_o be_v consult_v on_o such_o occasion_n as_o for_o the_o former_a it_o be_v in_o the_o present_a case_n the_o principal_a dispute_n whether_o the_o reformation_n undertake_v by_o the_o magistrate_n be_v right_a or_o not_o and_o therefore_o very_o unfit_a to_o be_v rely_v on_o as_o a_o presumption_n to_o prove_v the_o magistrate_n proceed_n irregular_a the_o late_a therefore_o only_o be_v proper_a to_o be_v insist_v on_o here_o and_o it_o consist_v of_o two_o charge_n that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n the_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v advise_v by_o the_o bishop_n then_o possess_v of_o the_o several_a see_v and_o that_o in_o advise_v with_o the_o clergy_n whoever_o they_o be_v he_o ought_v to_o have_v allow_v they_o the_o liberty_n of_o speak_v their_o mind_n and_o to_o have_v be_v sway_v by_o the_o great_a part_n these_o thing_n be_v conceive_v so_o necessary_a as_o that_o the_o magistrate_n not_o observe_v they_o may_v be_v presume_v to_o act_v as_o no_o way_n influence_v by_o the_o clergy_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o call_v our_o reformation_n wherein_o they_o suppose_v they_o not_o observe_v parliamentary_a 1._o therefore_o as_o to_o the_o legal_a right_n of_o the_o popish_a clergy_n to_o advise_v the_o secular_a magistrate_n two_o thing_n may_v be_v reply_v 1._o that_o this_o legal_a right_n may_v be_v forfeit_v by_o the_o person_n by_o their_o personal_a misdemeanour_n and_o of_o this_o forfeiture_n the_o secular_a magistrate_n himself_o be_v the_o proper_a judge_n and_o that_o this_o be_v exact_o the_o popish_a bishop_n case_n at_o that_o time_n 2._o that_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o legal_a right_n be_v of_o no_o use_n for_o satisfy_v the_o conscience_n of_o their_o subject_n which_o yet_o be_v the_o only_a use_n that_o be_v seasonable_a for_o this_o occasion_n 2._o as_o for_o the_o canonical_a freedom_n to_o be_v allow_v they_o in_o advise_v and_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o magistrate_n to_o follow_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o great_a part_n these_o canonical_a right_n can_v only_o satisfy_v the_o conscience_n of_o their_o own_o communion_n but_o can_v be_v pretend_v necessary_a to_o be_v observe_v where_o there_o be_v different_a communion_n for_o 1._o the_o romanist_n themselves_o never_o allow_v that_o freedom_n to_o person_n out_o of_o their_o communion_n as_o be_v plain_a in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o still_o appear_v on_o all_o occasion_n 2._o especial_o in_o particular_a national_a church_n as_o we_o be_v they_o themselves_o will_v not_o deny_v that_o the_o great_a part_n may_v prove_v heretical_a and_o therefore_o likely_a to_o prevail_v by_o plurality_n of_o vote_n in_o which_o case_n themselves_o will_v notwithstanding_o think_v it_o unequal_a for_o the_o magistrate_n to_o be_v sway_v by_o they_o 3._o this_o have_v always_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o catholic_n emperor_n never_o to_o allow_v any_o canonical_a right_n to_o the_o assembly_n and_o censure_n of_o heretic_n as_o athanasius_n be_v restore_v first_o by_o maximinus_n bishop_n of_o trier_n then_o by_o pope_n julius_n after_o that_o by_o maximus_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o at_o last_o by_o the_o emperor_n jovinian_a without_o any_o canonical_a revocation_n of_o the_o synod_n that_o have_v condemn_v he_o many_o instance_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n may_v be_v give_v 4._o the_o popish_a clergy_n have_v give_v the_o first_o precedent_n of_o this_o liberty_n themselves_o in_o refuse_v to_o admit_v of_o the_o canonical_a appeal_n of_o the_o protestant_n from_o the_o pope_n to_o a_o free_a general_n council_n finis_fw-la exom_a second_o edition_n sect._n 1_o ch._n 19_o §._o 4._o p._n 74._o sect._n 2._o ch._n 21._o §._o 3._o p._n 188._o append._n ch._n 5._o §._o 2._o p._n 516._o see_v verons_n lat._n answ._n to_o q._n gener._n 8._o p._n 561._o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o exom_a exom_a sect._n 1_o chap._n 16._o §._o 3._o p._n 58._o sect._n 2._o ch._n 21._o §._o 4._o p._n 190._o sect._n 2._o ch._n 3._o p._n 90._o white_n be_v tab._n suffrag_v as_o the_o florentine_a council_n etc._n etc._n as_o of_o constance_n etc._n etc._n answ._n to_o q._n 4._o pag._n 86._o dr._n stillingfleet_n supposition_n supposition_n supposition_n feb._n 25._o 1569._o proposition_n proposition_n proposition_n prop._n 1._o 2_o 3_o 4._o 4._o 4._o prop._n 6._o 6._o 6._o prop._n 1_o 2._o 2._o 2._o prop._n 3._o 3._o 3._o prop._n 7.8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o 12._o 12._o prop._n 13._o 13._o 13._o prop._n 14._o 14._o 14._o prop._n 15._o 15._o 15._o prop._n 16.17_o 18._o 18._o 18._o prop._n 19_o 19_o 19_o prop._n 21_o 23_o 24_o 24_o 24_o prop._n 20._o 20._o 20._o prop._n 22._o 22._o 22._o prop._n 22._o ep._n 188._o ad_fw-la mart._n mayer_n ep._n 72._o ad_fw-la stephfratr_n stephfratr_n stephfratr_n with_fw-mi consid._n of_o pres._n concern_v concern_v concern_v for_o the_o jesuit_n see_v the_o provine_n let●_n and_o the_o moral_a theolog._n of_o the_o jesuit_n and_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o communion_n the_o jesuit_n defence_n of_o themselves_o by_o way_n of_o recremination_n against_o other_o vid._n ii_o 1_o 2._o exomolog_fw-la sect._n 2._o ch._n 16._o §._o 2._o p._n 162._o ed._n 2._o on_o 1_o cor._n iii_o 15._o vid._n q._n i._o §._o i._o

to_o require_v to_o the_o thirty-nine_o article_n but_o also_o positive_o to_o believe_v they_o not_o only_o as_o truth_n but_o also_o as_o matter_n of_o faith_n 6._o that_o this_o positive_a belief_n of_o their_o church_n definition_n exterior_o profess_v in_o join_v in_o their_o office_n and_o in_o abstain_v from_o the_o communion_n even_o of_o peaceable_a dissenter_n and_o censure_v they_o as_o heretic_n can_v veracious_o nor_o consequent_o without_o sin_n be_v perform_v without_o a_o internal_a assent_n 7._o that_o this_o internal_a assent_n can_v safe_o be_v give_v without_o a_o satisfactory_a conviction_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o proposition_n so_o assent_v to_o 8._o and_o therefore_o that_o such_o a_o assent_n may_v be_v give_v to_o proposition_n define_v by_o their_o church_n only_o on_o account_n of_o her_o authority_n it_o be_v requisite_a that_o her_o authority_n be_v such_o a_o medium_fw-la as_o may_v assure_v we_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o those_o proposition_n 9_o this_o assurance_n if_o it_o be_v nor_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o their_o great_a pretender_n to_o reason_n mathematical_a yet_o must_v at_o least_o for_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o such_o these_o definition_n be_v by_o themselves_o esteem_v be_v moral_a that_o be_v such_o as_o may_v exclude_v all_o probability_n if_o not_o all_o possibility_n of_o doubt_v whether_o they_o be_v true_a 10._o that_o authority_n which_o upon_o its_o own_o account_n may_v be_v a_o argument_n to_o convince_v we_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o her_o definition_n must_v not_o be_v such_o as_o must_v depend_v on_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n both_o 1._o because_o that_o will_v leave_v a_o liberty_n for_o such_o as_o be_v competent_a judge_n of_o they_o to_o have_v recourse_n from_o such_o authority_n to_o the_o mean_n themselves_o on_o which_o such_o her_o credibility_n will_v depend_v which_o the_o romanist_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n permit_v and_o 2._o because_o the_o mean_n be_v by_o themselves_o acknowledge_v frequent_o fallible_a and_o the_o infallibility_n only_o affix_v to_o the_o conclusion_n 11._o that_o authority_n which_o may_v assure_v we_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o its_o definition_n independent_o on_o the_o mean_n must_v needs_o be_v infallible_a in_o its_o judgement_n which_o though_o some_o few_o late_a author_n have_v endeavour_v to_o avoid_v yet_o the_o generality_n of_o they_o have_v find_v themselves_o in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o former_a principle_n oblige_v to_o assert_v it_o 12._o this_o infallibility_n of_o judgement_n surpass_v the_o use_n of_o ordinary_a mean_n must_v needs_o be_v supernatural_a and_o extraordinary_a and_o therefore_o as_o to_o the_o light_n by_o which_o it_o judge_n it_o must_v be_v assist_v by_o new_a revelation_n though_o it_o be_v conversant_a about_o no_o newly-revealed_n object_n 13._o this_o infallibility_n be_v by_o they_o challenge_v to_o themselves_o by_o virtue_n of_o those_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o scripture_n which_o themselves_o confess_v to_o belong_v only_o to_o the_o catholic_n ch._n not_o to_o any_o one_o particular_a denomination_n of_o christian_n 14._o that_o therefore_o their_o title_n to_o this_o infallibility_n must_v according_a to_o their_o own_o principle_n be_v resolve_v into_o those_o proof_n whereby_o they_o make_v out_o their_o title_n of_o be_v the_o catholic_n church_n 15._o they_o themselves_o do_v not_o nor_o can_v pretend_v to_o be_v the_o catholic_n ch._n diffusive_a that_o be_v that_o all_o the_o regular_a legal_a original_a successor_n to_o the_o apostle_n in_o all_o apostolical_a see_v most_o of_o which_o they_o can_v deny_v to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o oriental_a part_n have_v ever_o submit_v to_o their_o authority_n or_o be_v unite_v to_o they_o in_o external_a visible_a communion_n nay_o they_o have_v condemn_v a_o much_o great_a number_n of_o apostolical_a see_v than_o they_o have_v among_o themselves_o 16._o that_o therefore_o the_o notion_n of_o catholic_n to_o which_o they_o may_v with_o any_o colour_n pretend_v must_v be_v so_o limit_v as_o that_o it_o may_v agree_v to_o a_o party_n of_o christian_n in_o opposition_n to_o other_o 17._o that_o though_o it_o may_v indeed_o be_v true_a admit_v a_o appeal_n to_o the_o primitive_a record_n that_o a_o particular_a church_n may_v hold_v all_o that_o which_o be_v original_o teach_v by_o the_o catholic_n church_n diffusive_a without_o any_o novel_a abusive_a imposition_n that_o may_v oblige_v any_o conscientious_a person_n to_o keep_v off_o from_o her_o communion_n and_o so_o by_o accident_n may_v deserve_v the_o name_n of_o catholic_n as_o that_o name_n distinguish_v from_o other_o christian_a society_n of_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n yet_o speak_v of_o such_o a_o authority_n as_o they_o own_o in_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o may_v prescribe_v against_o such_o appeal_n so_o that_o its_o own_o only_a sense_n be_v to_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n without_o particular_a convince_a evidence_n of_o the_o concurrence_n of_o all_o in_o the_o primitive_a age_n with_o they_o this_o plain_o require_v that_o this_o notion_n of_o catholic_n be_v certain_o fix_v and_o fix_v to_o a_o particular_a judicatory_a and_o this_o antecedent_o to_o a_o trial_n by_o the_o primitive_a record_n for_o this_o prescribe_v against_o a_o appeal_n so_o rational_a as_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n must_v plain_o imply_v a_o oblige_a jurisdiction_n antecedent_o to_o and_o therefore_o independent_o on_o that_o trial_n and_o jurisdiction_n can_v signify_v nothing_o unless_o the_o judicatory_a to_o who_o it_o belong_v be_v also_o notorious_a and_o notorious_a also_o antecedent_o to_o the_o same_o trial_n so_o that_o in_o this_o way_n of_o proceed_v it_o must_v necessary_o be_v suppose_v that_o one_o certain_a part_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n can_v never_o cease_v to_o be_v catholic_n nor_o to_o have_v a_o jurisdiction_n over_o the_o catholic_n church_n diffusive_a 18._o these_o thing_n can_v be_v ascertain_v to_o a_o particular_a church_n so_o as_o to_o prescribe_v against_o the_o now-mentioned_n way_n of_o try_v it_o without_o maintain_v the_o notion_n of_o a_o catholic_n church_n virtual_a that_o be_v we_o can_v be_v assure_v that_o a_o particular_a church_n must_v necessary_o be_v catholic_n antecedent_o to_o the_o trial_n of_o its_o catholicism_n by_o a_o recourse_n to_o the_o primitive_a record_n but_o by_o be_v first_o assure_v that_o that_o particular_a church_n shall_v never_o fail_v of_o be_v catholic_n itself_o and_o that_o all_o other_o particular_a church_n must_v approve_v of_o their_o catholicism_n by_o their_o conformity_n to_o that_o which_o can_v never_o be_v otherwise_o so_o that_o on_o these_o term_n the_o knowledge_n of_o that_o one_o church_n and_o what_o be_v maintain_v by_o she_o will_v be_v virtual_o a_o knowledge_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n diffusive_a and_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v maintain_v by_o they_o which_o thing_n put_v altogether_o do_v plain_o make_v up_o that_o which_o our_o adversary_n mean_v when_o they_o speak_v of_o a_o catholic_n church_n virtual_a 19_o this_o notion_n of_o a_o catholic_n church_n virtual_a which_o may_v agree_v to_o one_o part_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n diffusive_a in_o contradistinction_n to_o all_o other_o must_v imply_v such_o a_o principle_n of_o unity_n to_o which_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v oblige_v though_o that_o one_o part_n only_o do_v actual_o adhere_v to_o it_o 20._o this_o principle_n of_o unity_n must_v not_o only_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o order_n but_o of_o influence_n for_o it_o be_v only_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o influence_n of_o this_o one_o church_n over_o all_o other_o that_o we_o can_v conclude_v that_o all_o other_o be_v oblige_v to_o be_v like_o it_o and_o it_o be_v only_o on_o this_o obligation_n of_o all_o other_o church_n to_o be_v like_o she_o that_o her_o title_n to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n virtual_a be_v adaequate_o ground_v 21._o this_o principle_n of_o unity_n must_v be_v in_o the_o governor_n of_o such_o a_o particular_a church_n for_o our_o adversary_n will_v not_o have_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n make_v to_o the_o people_n but_o to_o their_o governor_n so_o that_o the_o people_n can_v have_v no_o further_o right_o in_o they_o but_o on_o condition_n of_o adhere_v to_o their_o governor_n who_o therefore_o must_v be_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o unity_n 22._o this_o principle_n of_o unity_n must_v not_o depend_v on_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n diffusive_a otherwise_o that_o same_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n diffusive_a may_v recall_v it_o in_o which_o case_n the_o adhere_n to_o it_o will_v not_o prove_v a_o certain_a note_n of_o catholicism_n 23._o to_o apply_v therefore_o all_o this_o to_o the_o romanist_n their_o whole_a pretence_n of_o be_v the_o catholic_n church_n be_v adaequate_o ground_v in_o that_o notion_n of_o a_o catholic_n church_n virtual_a whereby_o they_o confine_v